A former republican prisoner has discovered a sophisticated listening
device embedded in the ceiling of his north Belfast home.
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Hidden device highlights spying campaign
A former republican prisoner has discovered a sophisticated listening
device embedded in the ceiling of his north Belfast home.
Published May 16, 2015
Election nightmare as Tories triumph
The result of the British general election is a setback for Irish
republicans with the loss of a key seat to unionists in the North while
the Tories under David Cameron secured a slim overall majority in
London.
Published May 9, 2015
Drug gang’s grudge blamed for IRA commander’s murder
A full republican funeral is expected to take place later today of
murder victim Gerard ‘Jock’ Davison, a former member of the Provisional
IRA’s northern command.
Published May 9, 2015
The organisation known as the ‘new IRA’ has claimed that a substantial
device failed to explode as two members of a PSNI patrol were in the
north Belfast area last week.
Published May 9, 2015
Judicial review of police inquiry into Glennane gang
A High Court judge in Belfast has described the activities of a gang in
which members of the British Crown forces carried out sectarian murders
alongside unionist paramilitaries as “deeply disturbing.”
Published May 9, 2015
Attempted cover-up over hospital deaths
The chief of the Health Services Executive (HSE) in the 26 Counties is
under pressure to resign after the latest damning report into patient
care at Irish hospitals.
Published May 9, 2015
Doing justice to the memory of Gerard ‘Jock’ Davison
More than 60 community groups and organisations from nationalist areas
of Belfast have endorsed the following open letter to praise the senior
republican Jock Davison and criticise attempts by the media to
“criminalise his past”.
Published May 9, 2015
Tories claim victory as seats pile in for Cameron
British prime minister David Cameron now looks certain to return to 10
Downing St after the Conservatives secured the narrowest of victories in
the Westminster general election.
Published May 8, 2015
SNP landslide in Scotland; unionist gain in North
The British general election has created massive upheaval for the
political system in London, with the Scottish National Party on course
for a virtual clean sweep of Westminster seats in Scotland, although
the election has produced relatively little change in the north of
Ireland.
Published May 8, 2015
Shock at murder of senior PIRA figure
Prominent Belfast republican Gerard ‘Jock’ Davison was shot dead this
morning in the Markets area in a killing which has shocked the city
less than 48 hours before polls open in the Westminster general
election.
Published May 5, 2015
With just days to go before a potentially historic Westminster general
election, a further rise in support for the Scottish National Party is
already creating a crisis in British politics which will likely have
implications for Ireland.
Published May 2, 2015
Ardoyne residents’ spokesperson Dee Fennell was effectively interned by
a judge at Craigavon court on Friday, confirming fears of republicans
since his arrest two weeks ago.
Published May 2, 2015
Hardline statement by UDA group
Leaders of a breakaway UDA faction in north Antrim have warned that
their violence is likely to escalate further.
Published May 2, 2015
Repressive raids blamed on British Army unit
The Republican Network for Unity have said they witnessed a number of
armed house raids carried out on the homes of republican political
activists in North Belfast and Derry, including a member of RNU’s Ard
Comhairle (leadership).
Published May 2, 2015
DUP Minister quits after new homophobic incident
A controversy over the DUP’s views on gay people has increased in the
north of Ireland despite the resignation of the party’s health Minister,
Jim Wells on Tuesday.
Published May 2, 2015
UUP candidate accused of insulting Catholic victims
Comments by Westminster election candidate Tom Elliott about the arrest
and charging of a former British soldier for the attempted murder of a
man with special needs in 1974 have been described as “an outrageous
slur”.
Published May 2, 2015
Internment fears for residents’ spokesperson
A republican activist who has campaigned against sectarian parades in
north Belfast has been arrested and charged in connection with a speech
he made at Easter.
Published April 25, 2015
Corruption scandal over Anglo successor’s dodgy deals
A major scandal has erupted in the 26 Counties over the knockdown sale
by a state-run bank of the bankrupt firm Siteserv to billionaire Denis
O’Brien, a backer of the governing Fine Gael party.
Published April 25, 2015
Election exposes unionist bigotry
Outbreaks of unionist prejudice have dominated the British general
election in the north of Ireland, where 18 Westminster parliament seats
are being contested.
Published April 25, 2015
Parades issue seen as post-election bargaining chip
As concerns mount over the forthcoming marching season, several thousand
unionists and scores of bands brought Newry to a standstill on Friday of
last weekend in what was described as “an orgy of sectarian
triumphalism”.
Published April 25, 2015
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